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Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common pathologies treated by a foot and ankle surgeon, being the most common cause of heel pain, affecting up to 10% of the population. Nonoperative therapy is the first choice and can have good stable results over time: when this fails, surgical treatment should be indicated and is warranted. Most patients are treated conservatively with physiotherapy, medications, ice, orthotics, and local injections, but about 10% of patients undergo surgical therapy to resolve recurrent symptoms. Various surgical procedures are available for the treatment of recalcitrant plantar fasciitis. The most common surgical management typically consists of open versus endoscopic plantar fascia release. Comorbidities at the foot or lower limb are documented in association with plantar fasciitis, although these do not represent the main cause of the disorder. The endoscopic resection of the plantar fascia, with or without heel spur removal, allows good visualization of the entire plantar fascia and allows a minimally invasive technique that provides patient satisfaction and stable and acceptable outcomes.
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Allegra, F., Corsini, G., Paglialunga, C. (2020). Endoscopic Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis. In: Allegra, F., Cortese, F., Lijoi, F. (eds) Ankle Joint Arthroscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29231-7_32
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